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PAOLO: a Polarimeter Add-On for the LRS Optics at a Nasmyth focus of the TNG
S. Covino, E. Molinari, P. Bruno +10
We describe a new polarimetric facility available at the Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica / Telescopio Nazionale Galileo at La Palma, Canary islands. This facility, PAOLO (Polarim…
Additional spectra of asteroid 1996 FG3, backup target of the ESA MarcoPolo-R mission
J. de Leon, V. Lorenzi, V. Ali-Lagoa +3
Near-Earth binary asteroid (175706) 1996 FG3 is the current backup target of the ESA MarcoPolo-R mission, selected for the study phase of ESA M3 missions. It is a primitive (C-type…
Visible and near-infrared observations of asteroid 2012 DA14 during its closest approach of February 15, 2013
J. de Leon, J. L. Ortiz, N. Pinilla-Alonso +9
Near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA14 made its closest approach on February 15, 2013, when it passed at a distance of 27,700 km from the Earth's surface. It was the first time an asteroid…
Surface composition and dynamical evolution of two retrograde objects in the outer solar system: 2008 YB3 and 2005 VD
N. Pinilla-Alonso, A. Alvarez-Candal, M. D. Melita +8
Most of the objects in the trans-Neptunian belt (TNb) and related populations move in prograde orbits with low eccentricity and inclination. However, the list of icy minor bodies m…